David Calhoun, Enfield, Connecticut
David built a 1990s-vintage 1/48 scale resin kit of the Sikorsky S-16. He says, “It was manufactured by Master Craft in Russia. I painted it to represent translucent fabric — bracing and insignia are visible through the clear, doped linen. Spoked wheels came with the kit. The propeller is hand-carved laminated wood, by Martin Digmayer. Markings represent the S-16ser flown by Imperial Russian ace Juri Gilsher in 1916.
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